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Mutat Res ; 721(1): 108-13, 2011 Mar 18.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21255674

ABSTRACT

The genotoxicity of two nitroimidazole derivatives, ornidazole (ONZ) and metronidazole (MTZ) in the peripheral blood lymphocytes of Cebus libidinosus (CLI) (Primates, Cebidae) was assessed. Endpoints measured included sister chromatid exchange (SCE) frequency, cell proliferation kinetics (CPK), replication index (RI), mitotic index (MI), and damage incidence in or near CLI heterochromatin regions. MI and SCE values following ONZ or MTZ treatments were significantly different (p<0.001) from control. SCE frequency per chromosome was not proportional to chromosome length. The chromosomes most affected for SCE were 1, 2, 4, 6, 11-13, 17, and 18, many of which possess interstitial or terminal heterochromatin. In the CLI genome, chromosomes 11 and 17 showed higher susceptibility to damage RI was the only biomarker that did not show statistically significant differences between control and treated cultures. C. libidinosus bands 11q1.4 and 11q1.5 may be hot-spots in the context of nitroimidazole exposure.


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Biomarkers/analysis , DNA Damage , Genomic Instability , Metronidazole/toxicity , Mutagens/toxicity , Ornidazole/toxicity , Animals , Cebus , Mitotic Index , Sister Chromatid Exchange
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J Appl Toxicol ; 29(3): 248-54, 2009 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19086015

ABSTRACT

Nitroimidazole derivatives exhibited genotoxic effect in different experimental conditions. This study focuses on an evaluation of possible genomic targets, at a chromosomal level, of two 5-nitroimidazoles (ornidazole and metronidazole) using the in vitro human peripheral blood culture as experimental system. We observed that both derivatives showed a decrease in mitotic index (MI) (P < 0.001), an increase in sister chromatid exchanges (SCE) frequency (P < 0.001) and no modifications in cellular proliferation kinetics (CPK). As a null hypothesis we considered the assumption that larger chromosomes should harbor more SCE, which was viewed using a novel sequential G-band (400 band resolution)/SCE technique. The analysis showed highly significant chi square values (P < 0.001), indicating that SCE frequency per chromosome is not proportional to chromosome length. SCE could be considered an instability indicator due to the high correlation between SCEs in certain chromosomal bands and the exposure to nitroimidazole derivatives.


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Leukocytes, Mononuclear/drug effects , Mutagens/toxicity , Nitroimidazoles/toxicity , Sister Chromatid Exchange/drug effects , Biomarkers/blood , Cell Division/drug effects , Cells, Cultured , Chromosome Banding/methods , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Female , Humans , Male , Metronidazole/toxicity , Mitotic Index/methods , Mutagenicity Tests , Ornidazole/toxicity , Young Adult
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